Resources
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Between five and eight high-frequency words, written on individual cards: the and a said to
Procedure
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Display a word card.
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Point to each letter in the word as the children sound-talk the letters (as far as is possible with tricky words) and read the word.
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Say a sentence using the word, slightly emphasizing the word.
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Repeat 1–3 with each word card.
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Display each word again, and repeat the procedure more quickly but without giving a sentence.
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Repeat once more, asking the children to say the word without sounding it out.
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Resources
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Between five and eight high-frequency words, including de-codable and tricky words, written on individual cards in Braille.
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Word board with Velcro to attach word cards too.
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Word sheets with the same word written out three times, e.g.
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the the the
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and and and
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a a a
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said said said
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to to to
Procedure
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Display a word card on word board.
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Ask child to sound talk the letters and read the word
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Say a sentence using the word, slightly emphasizing the word.
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Repeat above with each word card.
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Ask child to read a line of the specific high frequency word, sounding the word out e.g. the the the
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Ask the child to say the words without sounding out.
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